NGC 7040

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NGC 7040
SDSS NGC 7040.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 7040.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Equuleus
Right ascension 21h 13m 16.5s [1]
Declination 08° 51′ 54″ [1]
Redshift 0.020399 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 6,115 km/s [1]
Distance 257.5  Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.9 [1]
Characteristics
Type S? [1]
Size~42,601.72 ly (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.1 x 0.8 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 401-8, IRAS 21108+0839, MCG 1-54-4, PGC 66366, UGC 11701 [1]

NGC 7040 Is a spiral galaxy located about 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Equuleus. [2] [3] It has an estimated diameter of 42,600 light-years. [3] NGC 7040 was discovered by astronomer Mark Harrington on August 18, 1882. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7040. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7040 - Galaxy in Equuleus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  3. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.


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